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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
HUNGER ACTION MONTH
2015
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, hunger and poverty are issues of grave concern in the United States and the State of North
Carolina; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina is committed to taking steps to raise awareness about the need
to combat hunger and to provide necessary resources to citizens; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina has a high percentage of citizens experiencing food hardship every month,
and nearly one in four children under the age of five is food insecure; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina is committed to working with the NC Association of Feeding
America Food Banks in educating people about the role and importance of food banks in addressing hunger and
raising awareness of the need to devote more resources and attention to hunger issues; and
WHEREAS, approximately 1,400,000 individuals in North Carolina rely on food provided by the
members of the NC Association of Feeding America Food Banks annually; and
WHEREAS, members of the NC Association of Feeding America Food Banks distributed more than
168 million pounds of food in 2014 through its network of approximately 2,500 food pantries, soup kitchens,
shelters and other community organizations; and
WHEREAS, food banks across the country, including the seven members of the NC Association of
Feeding America Food Banks, will host numerous events throughout the month of September to bring
awareness and attention to encourage involvement in efforts to end hunger in their local community;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
proclaim September 2015, as "HUNGER ACTION MONTH" in North Carolina, and commend its observance
to all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this eighteenth day of May in the year of our Lord two thousand and fifteen,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-ninth.
~~~- Governor